RefHelp - NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Signs & symptoms
- Wrist swelling
- Wrist held in neutral resting position
- Movements into wrist extension are painful.
Risk factors
- Fall onto outstretched arm with forceful wrist extension
- Young male or older female.
Distal radius (Colles) fracture
Warning
ED acutely
Subacute urgent Orthopaedics.